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Change in Egg Size and Clutch Size of Varied Tit (Parus varius) with Elevation in Mt. Jirisan  

Lee, Jong-Koo (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Chung, Ok-Sik (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Lee, Woo-Shin (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Park, Jong-Young (South Experimental Forest, Seoul National University)
Kang, Sang-Ho (South Experimental Forest, Seoul National University)
Ha, Gi-Ho (South Experimental Forest, Seoul National University)
Park, Chang-Gwon (South Experimental Forest, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.96, no.1, 2007 , pp. 77-82 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to clarify the differences in egg-laying characters of Varied tit (Parus varius) as elevation in the Mt. Jirisan. We set up 144 artificial nest-boxes at three sites located in 300, 900, 1400m in elevation and checked egg size, clutch size and first date of egg-laying. At a result, There was no difference in egg size as elevation. But clutch size at high elevation was lower than at low elevation. Also, first date of egg-laying at high elevation was later than at other sites. In this research, we think that difference of clutch size at three sites result from 'individual adjustment hypothesis' and difference of first date of egg-laying have relation to sprouting date of leaves and distribution of insects.
Keywords
elevation; egg size; clutch size; Varied Tit; Parus varius;
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